IRE vs IND Match Prediction, Toss Update, Pitch Report, Weather & Playing XI

Ireland are all set to host India in the opening match of the T20I series. This match will be played at Civil Services Cricket Club in Belfast. India will be led by Shreyas Iyer and they have plenty of upcoming talented players who will be keen to showcase their skills. On the other hand, Ireland will be playing at home and look to put up a good performance. This should be a closely fought game.

Match Details	Information
Match	Ireland vs India, 1st T20I
Series	India tour of Ireland 2026
Venue	Civil Services Club, Belfast
Date & Time	26 June 2026, 6:00 PM IST
Format	T20I

IRE vs IND Head-to-Head Records in T20I Cricket

Head-to-Head Record	Stats
Total Matches Played	9
India Wins	8
Ireland Wins	0
No Result	1

IRE vs IND Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches	Form
India	W• W • W • W • W	Excellent
Ireland	W • L • L • W • W	Decent

IRE vs IND Belfast Pitch Report

The surface at Belfast will be very good for batting and plenty of runs will be on offer with shorter boundaries. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue. The average score will be around 186.

IRE vs IND Match Weather Forecast

The weather at Belfast is set to be cloudy with temperatures around 24 degrees. There will be few showers throughout the game and fans will hope it does not play a spoilsport.

IRE vs IND Probable playing 11

Ireland: Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (c & wk), George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Benjamin Calitz, Liam McCarthy, Reuben Wilson, Matthew Hollard, Jai Moondra

India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav

IRE vs IND Squad – New Zealand tour of England 2026

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Suryansh Shedge, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav

Ireland: Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w/c), Gareth Delany, Stephen Doheny, George Dockrell, Benjamin Calitz, Matthew Humphreys, Reuben Wilson, Gavin Hoey, Jai Moondra, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Hollard

IRE vs IND Toss Prediction

India captain Shreyas Iyer is expected to win the toss and opt to bowl first. India will prefer chasing at this venue.